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Nassau County introduces “NASSAU CARES”, a smartphone app to provide easy connection with substance abuse resources and services in our community.
The C.A.R.E.S app
helps you find resources for drug or alcohol addiction, plus other mental health services.
Click here for more information
Do you get your medical information from Dr Google?
Doctor
While misinformation has been the object of great attention in politics, medical misinformation might have an even greater body count. As is true with fake news in general, medical lies tend to spread further than truths on the internet — and they have very real repercussions. Click here for full article
Chickenpox Outbreak Where Children NOT vaccinated
Chickenpox Outbreak at School Linked to Vaccine Exemptions
The red rash associated with chickenpox. A private school in North Carolina is grappling with a chickenpox outbreak that has so far infected at least 36 students.CreditTuomas Lehtinen/Alamy
The red rash associated with chickenpox. A private school in North Carolina is grappling with a chickenpox outbreak that has so far infected at least 36 students. Click here for full article
Florida Child Dies From Flu, the First Young Death Reported in the U.S. This Season
A child in Florida who had not received the flu vaccine died from the virus, state officials announced on Monday, the first influenza-related pediatric death reported in the country this flu season. Read more
New Recognition
We are proud to announce that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has recognized our practices again for the New York State Patient-Centered Medical Home (NYS PCMH) program. This certification recognizes us for our work in making you, the patient a central part of our goals in delivering the highest quality Pediatric care available.
How to Meet Autistic People Halfway
One of the most widely held beliefs about autistic people — that they are not interested in other people — is almost certainly wrong. Our understanding of autism has changed quite a bit over the past century, but this particular belief has been remarkably persistent. Read more
Vaccinations don’t weaken natural immunity
A popular claim in the antivaccination movement that too many vaccines can set children up for poor immunity overall has been refuted in a new study. Click here for more information
Finally, Proof of Vaccine Autism Link
Watch this Video for evidence of the Vaccine Autism link!
Arsenic in Your Baby Food?
Rice cereal is often a baby’s first solid food, but it contains relatively high amounts of arsenic, a source of growing concern. Now an advocacy group reports that while the levels of this potentially toxic substance in infant rice cereals have dropped slightly in recent years, rice cereals still contain six times more inorganic arsenic, on average, than infant cereals made with other grains like barley or oatmeal. Click here for full article
